The Second Mrs. Tanqueray · Character
Mabel Hervey
A friend or acquaintance of Paula's from her past.
minor
Also known as Mabel
First appearance: act i
Mabel Hervey's tie to Paula Tanqueray is one of the pressures that moves The Second Mrs. Tanqueray—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Paula Tanqueray (friendship): Mabel is a close friend from Paula's past, representing the world she is trying to escape. With Sir George Orreyed (social): Mabel and Sir George move in the same disreputable social…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Social and Romantic Entanglements
- Protagonist
- Supporting and Professional Roles
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
This scene is the dramatic climax because Paula’s emotional peak—her hollow, vacant stillness and forced compo…
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- Paula Tanqueray
friendship · ambivalent
Mabel is a close friend from Paula's past, representing the world she is trying to escape. How this plays out →
- Sir George Orreyed
social · ambivalent
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See Mabel Hervey in act i